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Innovative and Sustainable Management Practices and Tools for Enhanced Salinity Tolerance of Vegetable Crops

by
Theodora Ntanasi
1,
Ioannis Karavidas
1,
Beppe Benedetto Consentino
2,
George P. Spyrou
1,
Evangelos Giannothanasis
1,
Sofia Marka
3,
Maria Gerakari
4,
Kondylia Passa
5,
Gholamreza Gohari
6,
Penelope J. Bebeli
4,
Eleni Tani
4,
Leo Sabatino
2,
Vasileios Papasotiropoulos
4,* and
Georgia Ntatsi
1,*
1
Laboratory of Vegetable Production, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece
2
Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
3
Laboratory of Cell Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece
4
Laboratory of Plant Breeding and Biometry, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greece
5
Department of Agriculture, University of Patras, Nea Ktiria, 30200 Messolonghi, Greece
6
Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Maragheh, Maragheh 83111-55181, Iran
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Horticulturae 2025, 11(9), 1004; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11091004 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 17 June 2025 / Revised: 20 August 2025 / Accepted: 21 August 2025 / Published: 23 August 2025
(This article belongs to the Section Vegetable Production Systems)
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Abstract

The increasing threat of salinity, exacerbated by climate change and unsustainable agricultural practices, necessitates innovative and sustainable crop management strategies to safeguard vegetable crop production and global food security. This review highlights a comprehensive framework that combines physiological insights with practical interventions aimed at enhancing salinity tolerance in vegetable crops. Key strategies include grafting, precision irrigation and fertilization, biofortification, and biostimulant application. These practices are applicable to both soil-based and soilless cultivation systems, offering broad relevance across diverse production environments. Combining and adapting these strategies to specific crops and environments is essential for developing sustainable, productive vegetable farming systems that can survive rising salinity and secure future food supplies. Future research focus on optimizing these integrated methods and elucidating their underlying mechanisms to enable wider and more effective adoption.
Keywords: salinity stress; irrigation; fertilization soilless culture; grafting; biofortification; biostimulants salinity stress; irrigation; fertilization soilless culture; grafting; biofortification; biostimulants
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Ntanasi, T.; Karavidas, I.; Consentino, B.B.; Spyrou, G.P.; Giannothanasis, E.; Marka, S.; Gerakari, M.; Passa, K.; Gohari, G.; Bebeli, P.J.; et al. Innovative and Sustainable Management Practices and Tools for Enhanced Salinity Tolerance of Vegetable Crops. Horticulturae 2025, 11, 1004. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11091004

AMA Style

Ntanasi T, Karavidas I, Consentino BB, Spyrou GP, Giannothanasis E, Marka S, Gerakari M, Passa K, Gohari G, Bebeli PJ, et al. Innovative and Sustainable Management Practices and Tools for Enhanced Salinity Tolerance of Vegetable Crops. Horticulturae. 2025; 11(9):1004. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11091004

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Ntanasi, Theodora, Ioannis Karavidas, Beppe Benedetto Consentino, George P. Spyrou, Evangelos Giannothanasis, Sofia Marka, Maria Gerakari, Kondylia Passa, Gholamreza Gohari, Penelope J. Bebeli, and et al. 2025. "Innovative and Sustainable Management Practices and Tools for Enhanced Salinity Tolerance of Vegetable Crops" Horticulturae 11, no. 9: 1004. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11091004

APA Style

Ntanasi, T., Karavidas, I., Consentino, B. B., Spyrou, G. P., Giannothanasis, E., Marka, S., Gerakari, M., Passa, K., Gohari, G., Bebeli, P. J., Tani, E., Sabatino, L., Papasotiropoulos, V., & Ntatsi, G. (2025). Innovative and Sustainable Management Practices and Tools for Enhanced Salinity Tolerance of Vegetable Crops. Horticulturae, 11(9), 1004. https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11091004

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